At McSweeney's, "Hamlet (Facebook News Feed Edition)" by Sarah Schmelling:
The king poked the queen.
The queen poked the king back.
Hamlet and the queen are no longer friends.
Marcellus is pretty sure something's rotten around here.
Hamlet became a fan of daggers.
The queen poked the king back.
Hamlet and the queen are no longer friends.
Marcellus is pretty sure something's rotten around here.
Hamlet became a fan of daggers.
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And Wonderella discovers (the Cliff's Notes of) Hamlet!

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(Every day I was workshopping at Sycamore Hill, trying to come up with insightful comments about all those stories, I had to maintain the strictest control to stop myself from saying "I liked all the metaphors best!" That's some iron self-discipline right there.)
- Current Mood:but mad north-north-west
